Ricardo Lagos

Writing for PS since 2008
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Ricardo Lagos, former President of Chile (2000-2006) and UN Special Envoy for Climate Change (2008-2010), is President of the Fundación Democracia y Desarrollo and a member of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate. He is currently Professor at Large at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University.

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A Green Alliance With Europe
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A Green Alliance With Europe

Jun 5, 2015 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva & Ricardo Lagos call for a bold new partnership ahead of next week’s Latin America-EU summit in Brussels.

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Latin America’s Climate Vanguard
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Latin America’s Climate Vanguard

Nov 3, 2014 Ricardo Lagos argues that Latin America can lead in fighting climate change while delivering prosperity.

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Chile in the Streets
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Chile in the Streets

Jun 4, 2012 Ricardo Lagos

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The Way Ahead on Climate Change

The Way Ahead on Climate Change

Dec 9, 2008 Gro Harlem Brundtland, et al.

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Can Europe Become a Global Player?

Mark Leonard

As the nominee to serve as the EU's next High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell will have an opportunity to update Europe's approach to foreign policy. Chief among the challenges facing the bloc is to reassert its own sovereignty in an age of great-power politics.

Is Politics Getting to the Fed?

Robert J. Barro

In the early 1980s, the chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Paul Volcker, was able to choke off runaway inflation because he was afforded the autonomy necessary to implement steep interest-rate hikes. Today, the Fed is clearly under unprecedented political pressure, and it is starting to show.